Chapters 13-16 Summary

In chapter 13, Chee takes Mary out to the malpais where they plan to have a picnic after retrieving Vines' box. Chee takes Mary for a brief walk on the malpais and tells her the Indian lore about the area. As they approach the area where Tomas said the box would be, Chee finds Tomas' body. The body is still warm, telling Chee the killer is nearby. Chee sends Mary back to the truck as a car pulls into sight. The car turns toward Chee's truck so Chee calls to Mary to run. Mary escapes the truck with Chee's shotgun. Chee runs in another direction, drawing gun fire from the killer. Chee takes a bullet to the chest. Mary fires at the killer but misses. The killer blows up Chee's truck and drives away. In chapter 14, Wolf realizes he has been seen...